Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit

RightMark Audio Analyzer test


Testing chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in)
Sampling mode: 24-bit, 48 kHz




Summary

Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +0.01, -0.05Excellent
Noise level, dB (A): -101.8Excellent
Dynamic range, dB (A): 101.7Excellent
THD, %: 0.0019Excellent
IMD + Noise, %: 0.0030Excellent
Stereo crosstalk, dB: -102.2Excellent
IMD at 10 kHz, %: 0.0039Excellent

General performance: Excellent




Frequency response

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Frequency range Response
From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB-0.19, +0.01
From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB-0.05, +0.01




Noise level

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Parameter Left Right
RMS power, dB:-99.9-99.8
RMS power (A-weighted), dB:-101.8-101.6
Peak level, dB FS:-83.9-84.8
DC offset, %:-0.000.00




Dynamic range

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
Dynamic range, dB:+100.1+99.9
Dynamic range (A-weighted), dB:+101.7+101.7
DC offset, %:0.000.00




THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS)

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
THD, %:0.00190.0020
THD + Noise, %:0.00280.0029
THD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.00300.0031




Intermodulation distortion

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Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise, %:0.00300.0032
IMD + Noise (A-weighted), %:0.00250.0025




Stereo crosstalk

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Parameter L <- R L -> R
Crosstalk at 100 Hz, dB:-95-100
Crosstalk at 1 kHz, dB:-98-101
Crosstalk at 10 kHz, dB:-84-97




IMD (swept tones)

Spectrum graph


Parameter Left Right
IMD + Noise at 5 kHz, %:0.00370.0037
IMD + Noise at 10 kHz, %:0.00380.0043
IMD + Noise at 15 kHz, %:0.00430.0038

This report was generated by RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.5